East Midlands
This coverage examines retail developments, store activity, and market trends across the East Midlands, highlighting the region’s role in the UK retail landscape. Reporting focuses on property investments, consumer behaviour, employment, and economic factors influencing retail performance. Retail executives, managers, and stakeholders can use these insights to guide strategic planning and operations in the area.
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May- 2020 -20 MayCoronavirus
Deliveroo expands partnership with Majestic Wines to 80 locations
Deliveroo and Majestic Wines has announced the expansion of its delivery partnership to cover 80 UK sites across the UK, alongside an expanded range on offer. Majestic Wines has unveiled a specially curated range of more than 50 wines, champagnes and spirits, available to order on the Deliveroo app. The…
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19 MaySupermarkets
Aldi trials grocery home delivery with Deliveroo
Aldi has announced it has teamed up with Deliveroo on trailing an on-demand grocery home delivery service in the UK. Aldi has started to offer a “rapid delivery” from its Daleside Road store in Nottingham, before extending the trial to a further seven stores across the East Midlands in June.…
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Jul- 2019 -2 JulyPeople Moves
Hammerson appoints UK and Ireland operations director
Shopping centre owner Hammerson has appointed Howard Ebison as its new operations director. Ebison will drive the operational performance of its flagship destinations across the UK and Ireland, overseeing the delivery of “excellent” consumer experiences, and creating “commercially compelling” venues for Hammerson’s brand partners. According to the group, he has…
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May- 2019 -20 MayHigh Street
Co-op and Superdrug agree meal deal partnership
The Co-op has struck a “meal deal” with Superdrug which will see it supply the health and beauty chain with an extensive food-to-go range including sandwiches, salads and fruit. The trial will see Co-op become Superdrug’s food-to-go partner and initially supply its award winning own-brand products to seven branches located…
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilOnline & Digital
Shop Direct protects 200 jobs with Raven Mill deal
Shop Direct has transferred its returns activity at its Raven Mill site over to logistics company Clipper Logistics in a move which will see 200 jobs safeguarded. The logistics firm will operate on behalf of Shop Direct at the 215,000 square foot site near Oldham, Lancashire. Clipper Logistics will operate…
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18 AprilShopping Centres
Kuwait-based investors acquire 50% stake of Intu Derby
Intu properties and Cale Street Investments LP, an investment firm backed by the Kuwait Investment Office, London, have announced the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture for the Intu Derby shopping centre. The real estate investment firm will acquire for cash the 50% interest for consideration which values their share…
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchClothing & Shoes
Shop Direct rebrands to The Very Group
Shop Direct, the digital retailer and financial services provider, has announced plans to rebrand to The Very Group, in order to bring its name and identity in line with its flagship consumer brand Very.co.uk. The company revealed the new corporate identity, which will be unveiled later this year, will support…
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Dec- 2018 -5 DecemberAnalysis
Why are retail spaces shrinking across England and Wales?
Across the UK, retailers are struggling to survive. This is down to several factors: years of austerity and low wage growth has meant that households have less spending power, the cost of imported goods has risen – as has the national minimum wage – and the trend of “bricks to…
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Oct- 2018 -18 OctoberEconomy
Retail sector ‘to face £186.45m business rates increase next April’
Retail firms will see business rates increase by £186.45 next April for the year 2019/20, according to real estate advisor Altus Group. September’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation, announced on 17 October at 2.4% will determine business rate rises in England for the next year. It is its…
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Sep- 2018 -10 SeptemberHigh Street
August footfall down 1.6% despite some retail park growth
Retail footfall dropped by 1.6% in August despite seeing rare retail park growth in the East and South West of the UK. The figures are according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard’s footfall and vacancies monitor with August seeing a sharper decline than the 0.8% experienced in July,…
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